[Verse 1]
Did you ever see the wild goose sailing on the ocean?
Ranzo, my boys, oh Ranzo Ray
They're just like them pretty girls when they get the notion
Ranzo, my boys, oh Ranzo Ray

[Chorus]
Oh, Ranzo, you'll rue the day
As the wild goose sails away

[Verse 2]
As I was walking one evening by the river
Ranzo, my boys, oh Ranzo Ray
I met with a pretty girl, my heart it was aquiver
Ranzo, my boys, oh Ranzo Ray

[Chorus]
Oh, Ranzo, you'll rue the day
As the wild goose sails away
Oh, Ranzo, you'll rue the day
As the wild goose sails away

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
I said, "How are you doing this morning?"
Ranzo, my boys, oh Ranzo Ray
Oh, she said, "None the better for the seeing of you"
Ranzo, my boys, oh Ranzo Ray
[Chorus]
Oh, Ranzo, you'll rue the day
As the wild goose sails away
Oh, Ranzo, you'll rue the day
As the wild goose sails away

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
You broke my heart, you broke it full sore-o
Ranzo, my boys, oh Ranzo Ray
If I sail like the wild goose you'll break it no more-o
Ranzo, my boys, oh Ranzo Ray

[Chorus]
Oh, Ranzo, you'll rue the day
As the wild goose sails away
Oh, Ranzo, you'll rue the day
As the wild goose sails away